Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
Neonate Birth Weight < 1500 Grams With Major Procedure,EXTREME
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Low
$184.9k
Average
$421.5k
Median
$366.6k
High
$780.8k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
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| 1 | Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA | $316.6k | $321.0k | $131.7k | 41% | 4–40 | $189.5k – $461.4k |
| 2 | Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA | $368.5k | $324.8k | $61.8k | 19% | 3–30 | $237.4k – $368.5k |
| 3 | Tufts Medical Center BOSTON, MA | $431.9k | $570.8k | $160.5k | 28% | 2–20 | $431.9k – $804.0k |
| 4 | Methodist Hospitals of Dallas Coppell, TX | $487.8k | $483.6k | $276.9k | 57% | — | $142.4k – $820.6k |
| 5 | CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ | $257.5k | $257.5k | $56.3k | 22% | — | $201.2k – $313.7k |
| 6 | Methodist Hospitals of Dallas Mansfield, TX | $500.9k | $502.0k | $277.7k | 55% | — | $162.4k – $842.6k |
| 7 | Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ | $309.0k | $309.0k | $67.5k | 22% | — | $241.4k – $376.5k |
| 8 | Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ | $257.5k | $257.5k | $56.3k | 22% | — | $201.2k – $313.7k |
| 9 | Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA | $496.3k | $539.5k | $79.8k | 15% | — | $491.8k – $741.5k |
| 10 | Prisma Health Richland Hospital COLUMBIA, SC | $336.0k | $334.2k | $20.5k | 6% | — | $304.7k – $369.9k |
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